Dowry dairies: Inside the room where brides prove cost of their abuse

Spread the love       New Delhi: The Special Police Unit for Women and Children (SPUWAC) in Delhi buzzes with activity. Every few minutes, a couple is called into a counselling room, a file lands on an inspector’s desk, while another family takes a seat in the waiting area.On a weekday morning, every chair is occupied, women clutch toddlers too young to...

‘Stay here for the night’: Dipke calls for night-long vigil ahead of ‘Chalo Sansad’ march

Spread the love       Abhijeet Dipke is currently on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday called on supporters to hold a night-long vigil at Jantar Mantar ahead of the outfit’s proposed ‘Chalo Sansad’ march to Parliament on Monday.Meanwhile, activist Sonam Wangchuk‘s wife said he would end his hunger strike...

How seagrass survives in low light could help future crops

Spread the love       Scientists have uncovered how Posidonia oceanica adapted to the dim light of the seabed. In the Mediterranean Sea, vast underwater meadows of seagrass grow in places where sunlight is weak. Yet these plants continue to photosynthesise efficiently, produce oxygen, store carbon and suppor marine life.A new study has revealed how one of these seagrasses has changed its...

‘Not in Iran’: Israeli source says supreme leader absent as internal power struggle deepens

Spread the love       Iran’s supreme leader ‘not in Iran’, Israeli source claims Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei “is not in Iran,” according to an Israeli security source cited by Saudi outlet al-Hadath said on Sunday. This is followed by reports of a major internal power struggle in Tehran.Khamenei, who was appointed supreme leader shortly after his father was killed in...

‘Intend to work with PM Modi’: Ex-TMC leader Kakoli announces NDA entry with 20 MPs

Spread the love       Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Once a Mamata loyalist and now an NCPI leader after rebelling against the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Sunday announced that she would join the ruling NDA in the Lok Sabha ahead of Monsoon Session. She said 20 former TMC MPs, who have formed a separate...

‘Wangchuk to end fast if … ‘: Sonam’s wife Gitanjali on Parliament march

Spread the love       Activist Sonam Wangchuk may end his hunger strike if leaders assure parliamentary action NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk is ready to end his indefinite hunger strike on Monday if political leaders meet him and assure him that education system accountability will be raised during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, his wife Gitanjali J Angmo said on Sunday.Addressing...

Warming seas bring octopus and Mediterranean fish into UK waters

Spread the love       Buck Bennett says he is seeing more species of Mediterranean fish in the seas off Cornwall Warming sea temperatures are bringing Mediterranean marine species into British waters, forcing local fishers to change the way they work and encouraging chefs to rethink their menus.Species such as octopus, red mullet, and different kinds of bream are now appearing in...

‘Security hole’ enabled US-Israel bombing of Ayatollah’s residence: Iran minister Araghchi

Spread the love       Abbas Araghchi (File photo) Iranian foreign minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has claimed that the bombing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s residence, which killed the then-Supreme Leader, was enabled by a breach which he described as a “security hole” that remains active.Araghchi alleged that the breach allowed the United States and Israel to obtain information and influence decision-making during...

‘No bribes, no threats’: Iran FM says US cannot scare people who expect death at any moment

Spread the love       Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi detailed his position on the current war in the Middle East and shared an excerpt from his negotiations with Witkoff during an interview with Mehr News.Araghchi said the US had entered negotiations demanding zero uranium enrichment before the 12-day war. “In response to the illegal and...

Elisha Cuthbert sells LA home for $1.93M after $1M price cut

Spread the love       Elisha Cuthbert sold her LA home for $1.93 million after unsuccessful attempts (Picture credit:  Instagram) Hollywood actress Elisha Cuthbert has sold her Los Angeles home for $1.93 million after several attempts to find a buyer over the past year. The sale was completed just days after the property returned to the market with another price reduction.The Canadian...

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